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(1) In this Schedule— (a) Part 2 specifies certain terrorism offences that are— (i) offences under the law of Northern Ireland; and (ii) punishable with imprisonment for life; (b) Part 3 specifies certain offences that— (i) are offences under the law of Northern Ireland; (ii) are not terrorism offences (but are offences capable of being determined to have a terrorist connection); and (iii) are punishable with imprisonment for life; (c) Part 4 specifies certain terrorism offences that are— (i) offences under the law of Northern Ireland; and (ii) punishable with imprisonment for more than two years (but not for life); (d) Part 5 specifies certain terrorism offences that are— (i) offences only under the law of a part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland; and (ii) punishable with imprisonment for life; (e) Part 6 specifies certain offences that— (i) are offences only under the law of a part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland; (ii) are not terrorism offences (but are offences capable of being determined to have a terrorist connection); and (iii) are punishable with imprisonment for life; (f) Part 7 specifies certain terrorism offences that are— (i) offences only under the law of a part of the United Kingdom other than Northern Ireland; and (ii) punishable with imprisonment for more than two years (but not for life). (2) An offence specified in Parts 2 to 4 includes, for the purposes of Article 20A, that offence to the extent that it also forms part of the law of another part of the United Kingdom (and see also paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 1 to the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 for provision relevant to the application of Article 20A to offences under the law of another part of the United Kingdom). (3) In this Schedule any reference to an offence includes— (a) an ancillary offence in relation to that offence (unless the reference is specifically to an ancillary offence); and (b) an abolished offence in relation to that offence. (4) In this Schedule— (a) “ ancillary offence ”, in relation to an offence, has the same meaning as in the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (see section 94 of that Act); (b) “ abolished offence ”, in relation to an offence (“the current offence”), means an offence that— (i) was abolished before the commencement of section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021; and (ii) would, if committed on the day on which the offender is or was convicted, have constituted the current offence.